Key case, token, coin holder



Sept. 26, 1944.

F. J. REJCHLE KEY CASE, TOKEN, COIN HOLDER Filed Jan. 22, 1942 BFREDERICK J. REICHLE w wwm Patented Sept. 26, 1944 KEY CASE, TOKEN, COINHOLDER Frederick J. Reichle, St. Paul, Minn., assignor to Brown &Bigelow, St. Paul, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Application January22, 1942, Serial N 0. 427,743

Claims This invention relates to a key case adapted to hold streetcartokens, coins, or coins for parking motors for automobiles and the like,where the coins or tokens are held in the key case and the case is usedfor automobile keys or other keys.

A feature resides in forming a key case of leather or other suitablematerial with the body portion folded in a manner to provide acompartment for keys and adjacent to the same a compartment for coins.Further, it is a feature to provide a key case coin holder where one endof the same is closed by the screw or stud which is used to support thekeys and the other end of the coin compartment is closed by a snapfastener.

Further, I provide a key coin case wherein the body of the case isformed of leather from a single piece of material and is adapted to befolded longitudinally to form two separate compartments, one for keysand the other for coins.

My key case coin holder is very handy for use in holding streetcartokens in conjunction with keys for an automobile, or for any otherpurpose where keys are used and where it is desirable to have coins ortokens handy and contained within the same.

These features together with other details will be more fully andclearly hereinafter set forth.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification:

Figllre 1 is a side View of my key case when folded. I

Figure 2 is a side view opposite to the side shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top edge view on the line 3-3 in the direction of thearrows of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a side view of the key case, showing the key compartmentopened to expose the keys in the same.

Figure 6 is a perspective illustrating the use of the coin compartmentof my key case, showing the manner in which the coins or tokens may beslid in or out of the compartment and holding the same in relation tothe palm of the hand of the operator.

Figure 7 illustrates a died-out fiat formation of the leather body of mykey case.

My key case A is formed of leather or other suitable material. The bodyIU of my key case A is formed of leather or other suitable material andmay be died-out in the flat form illustrated in Figure 7. In forming thebody III a series of holes I I are for-med in the respective sideportions I2, I3 and I4.

The sides I2, I3 and I4 are folded onto each other along the score linesI5 and I6 which extend longitudinally from the top to the lower edge ofthe body of the key case A.

When the body III is folded along the lines I5 and IS, the holes II willalign and a screw post I1 is inserted through the same. This screw postI? is adapted to support one or more keys I8 upon the same asillustrated in Figures 4 and 5. The upper edge of all of the walls I2,I3 and I4, is held together by the screw post I'I. Further, the shank ofthe screw post I! in addition to forming the support for the keys I8,also forms a stop portion I'I within the coin compartment I9 illustratedin Figure 4 which closes the upper end of the coin compartment so thatcoins cannot pass out of the same. The key compartment is formed betweenthe walls I2 and I4, while the coin compartment is formed between thewalls I3 and I4. The side edge of the key compartment is closed by thesnap fastener 20 which is shown closed in Figure 1 and open in Figure 5.When the key compartment is open the keys I8 may be turned out, rotatingon the shank of the post I'I.

The lower end of the coin compartment is adapted to be closed by thesnap button 2|. When the coins B are in the compartment I9 the snapfastener 2| may be closed, thus holding the coins in the compartment I9,however, when it is desired to take any of the coins out of thecompartment I9 or insert coins therein, the snap fastener 2| is openedand the coins may be removed or inserted as illustrated in Figure 6.

The simplicity of construction of my key case coin holder is apparent.By a single piece of material the body I0 is formed and then by foldingthe sides I2, I3 and I4, as described, along the lines I5 and IS, therespective compartments for the keys and coins are formed. In closingthe upper end of the compartment I9 for the coins with the shank II ofthe screw post II, the coin compartment is closed at the top by meanswhich holds the keys I8 in place, and thus a simple, inexpensive closuremeans is provided for the upper end of the compartment I9. Then byproviding the snap fastener 2I at the lower end of the compartment I9,the same is closed so that the coins cannot be removed therefrom untilthis fastener is unlocked. The folding of the side walls I3 and I4together, and. the holding of the same in place by the screw post ll,causes the longitudinal free edge 22 to extend snugly along the foldedline I of the body I0 so as to keep the coin compartment closed alongthe longitudinal free edge 22 of the wall M. Thus when the snap fastener2| is closed, the walls [3 and M are further compressed together to holdthe coins in the compartment l9 and to hold the free edge 22 along thescore line I5, closing the compartment l0 longitudinally. The screw postl1 closes the compartment IS on one end, while the snap fastener 2|closes it on the other end.

In use, my key case may be operated to swing the keys l8 out intooperative position to be used for automobile keys and. the compartment[9 may hold parking meter tokens or streetcar tokens, or may form achange purse for small change, all of which is made in an economicalmanner.

Thus I provide a key case A having an integral body with three sidesfolded onto each other, two

of the sides operating to form the key case compartment 23, while theother two sides form the change compartment I 9. The center side iscentrally disposed between the other sides and each side is ofapproximately the same area. It is desirable to taper the sides I2, 13and M toward the upper end where the post I! is carried by ;the holesll, while the lower end may be scalloped at 24 to form an arcuated loweredge, thereby forming ear-like portions 25 projecting at the bottom ofthe case so that the snap fastener 2| may be easily opened.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principlesof operation of my key case and have endeavored to illustrate the bestembodiment thereof, however, I desire to have it understood thatvariations may be made within the scope of the following claims withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A key case and coin holder including a body portion formed offlexible material like leather, score lines extending longitudinallythrough said body portion to divide the same into three approximatelyrectangular wall portions which are adapted to be folded with the outerwall portions overlapping each other and the central portion forming anouter side wall, a screw post extending through one end of all of saidwalls adapted to form a closure for a coin compartment and a support forkeys in an adjacent key compartment, the wall forming the coincompartment being folded to have its free edge lie along the score lineof the wall forming the key compartment, a snap fastener for closing thefree edge of the key compartment, and a snap fastener for closing thelower end of the coin compartment which end is opposite the endsupporting the key post which closes the other end of the coincompartment.

2. A container including a body portion formed of leather, score linesdividing said body portion into three equilateral substantiallyrectangular sections, the outer sections being folded to equallocksecured at the other end of said inner wall and one of the outer wallsto form a closure at one end of the container and a snap lock positionedbetweerr the ends of the container and supported by the inner wall andthe free edge of the other outer wall to form a closure flap for the keycompartment.

3. 'A container having a body portion made of a single piece of leatheror the like, score lines extending through said body dividing the sameinto three equilateral rectangular sections, one of the side sectionsbeing folded between. the central and the other side section and adaptedto form a central Wall for dividing the container into separatecompartments on either side of the central wall, means extending throughall of the walls acting as a closure for the upper end of one of thecompartments so that coins therein cannot pass out at the side end ofthe coin compartment, said means supporting keys thereon which act topinch the coin compartment closed at the said end, a snap lock for thelower end of the coin compartment, and a snap lock for the freelongitudinal side edge of the key compartment.

4. A key case coin holder, including a. body portion formed of a singlepiece of dyed-out flexible material, three side walls form by foldingone outer end wall portion over the central wall portion and thenfolding the other outer end wall portion inwardly over said first foldedouter end wall portion, a key post extending through all of said foldedwalls at one end of said case, a snap fastener at one end of said casefor securing the end of the first folded wall to .the central wallportion to provide a coin compartment, and a snap fastener for the lastfolded wall positioned at the free edge of said wall .and centrallybetween the ends of said case to close the key compartment.

5. A key case formed from a single piece of flexible material, having abody portion adapted to form three walls of virtually equal area byfolding first one end wall over on to the central wall portion and thenfolding the other end well over on to the first folded end wall portion,then providing a key post extending through all the walls at one end ofthe case, a snap fastener positioned at the opposite end to the key postadapted to close: the free end of the first folded wall to the centralwall portion, and a snap fastener positioned between the ends of the keycase and secured to the first folded wall portion and the free edge ofthe last folded wall portion to form a. closure for the key compartment.

FREDERICK J. REICH-LE.

